Build the "muscles" and self that succeeds.

Flexing strong judicial muscles scares off these kinds of people.

Cheaper houses have lower expectations on amenities, less likely to need fancy upgrades like solid counter tops.

So if you don't know the these things already go ahead and start talking to contractors and figuring out the information they are going to need.

Architect charged us to expedite permits, soon after we found out that we were going to need to ask for variances on the project, despite him assuring us before purchase that we would be able to change from a single family to a duplex "by right".

The fact of the matter is the insurance requirements are going to need to start to bend a little as the insurance market doesn't have the capacity to meet these requirements with an affordable premium. 

Originally posted by @Jesse T.:One

., that is my thinking as well, my theory is that the big hotels are getting threatened by Airbnbs and they muscled this ordinance into place, the fact that it passed so silently and the mayor was supporting Airbnb being there gives me "corrupt" vibes all over the place.

@Zack Karp I’m not sure of what loan officers to talk to need suggestions

I assured him the architect toned it back on the roof of the next one.